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and surviving a nuclear disaster now many in japan fear the worst is yet to come but for some survivors of the atomic bomb this crisis is all too familiar. good evening it's tuesday march twenty second four pm here in washington d.c. and we see california and you're watching our team. well there are plenty of concerns about america's intervention in libya but at a time when belt tightening is all the domestic political rage writing checks for a war that's half a world away has raised a lot of questions about our own budget priorities are to use lauren lyster has more on the cost of war. one two one point five billion dollars the reported cost of this united states tomahawk missile launched into libya. it's only been a few days into operation odyssey dawn and already the cost of this environment from these and air are skyrocketing. the price of day one alone with more than one hundred million dollars then the first two hours they fired one hundred ten cruise missiles so so right there thousands of teachers of course could be paid for coming at a time when teachers not to mention other pu
and surviving a nuclear disaster now many in japan fear the worst is yet to come but for some survivors of the atomic bomb this crisis is all too familiar. good evening it's tuesday march twenty second four pm here in washington d.c. and we see california and you're watching our team. well there are plenty of concerns about america's intervention in libya but at a time when belt tightening is all the domestic political rage writing checks for a war that's half a world away has raised a lot of...
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largely on what has been going on in japan. we are looking at whether or not we should build more nuclear power plants in this country. nothing has happened in japan that is indicative of the underlying safety of the technology. regardless of what is going on in japan, it does not erase the 50 years of safe operation we have had in this country and around the world. there have been a number of highly publicized actions -- the one that the japanese is dealing with right now, chernobyl, the and one, three mile island. no one was hurt or injured as a result of radioactive release. the story in japan is still unfolding. chernobyl was very different from the other two. host: we are speaking with jack spencer from the heritage foundation. we are taking your calls. the numbers are at the bottom of your screen. would you call yourself a supporter of nuclear power? guest: it has great potential. we benefit greatly from it. we should not build one that is economically feasible. if we have the right policy changes to bear and a change in
largely on what has been going on in japan. we are looking at whether or not we should build more nuclear power plants in this country. nothing has happened in japan that is indicative of the underlying safety of the technology. regardless of what is going on in japan, it does not erase the 50 years of safe operation we have had in this country and around the world. there have been a number of highly publicized actions -- the one that the japanese is dealing with right now, chernobyl, the and...
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the scale of the tragedy is staggering, but japan will recover. japan will not stand alone. it has not stood alone. we in the u.s. are close friends with japanese people and i'm very proud of how our country has responded to this crisis and proud of how the nuclear regulatory commission staff has responded. the staff has demonstrated expertise and selflessness of the last 10 days. i applaud their outstanding efforts. the commission will receive an update on the nuclear situation in japan. there will be important lessons learned from the fukushima plant. this meeting of the first of many as we engage to understand the issues and address those issues to ensure the safety of u.s. nuclear power plants. i look forward to working with my partners on the commission to do so. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this is an important meeting. i want to join my colleagues and sending my personal sympathies to the people of japan. the consequences and loss of life are devastating. our thoughts and prayers are with all. i would like to commend the chairman, the executive director o
the scale of the tragedy is staggering, but japan will recover. japan will not stand alone. it has not stood alone. we in the u.s. are close friends with japanese people and i'm very proud of how our country has responded to this crisis and proud of how the nuclear regulatory commission staff has responded. the staff has demonstrated expertise and selflessness of the last 10 days. i applaud their outstanding efforts. the commission will receive an update on the nuclear situation in japan. there...
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and in other news teams tackling the crippled fukushima nuclear plant in japan are evacuated safety amid heightened fears of radiation clock is. sticking with our top story next to the alyona show takes a look at whether president obama may run foul of the constitution because of the intervention in libya stay with us. but can they load a show at the real headlines with none of a mercy i can live in washington d.c. operation odyssey dawn has begun as the u.s. and international forces launch attacks on libya this weekend but a lot of lawmakers here at home are wondering if this attack is unconstitutional we'll tell you why president obama might have overstepped his bounds and on the topic of libya what exactly is our mission there obama keep stressing the point that the u.s. is not leading this attack saying the word helping to accomplish the goals but if he doesn't say what those goals are i'd say that's a little bit misleading and shocking and disturbing photos surface from a german news source showing u.s. soldiers posing with dead afghan civilians so we have to ask if this could be th
and in other news teams tackling the crippled fukushima nuclear plant in japan are evacuated safety amid heightened fears of radiation clock is. sticking with our top story next to the alyona show takes a look at whether president obama may run foul of the constitution because of the intervention in libya stay with us. but can they load a show at the real headlines with none of a mercy i can live in washington d.c. operation odyssey dawn has begun as the u.s. and international forces launch...
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the team over was were not affected by the recent events in japan. we're thankful for that. it is connected to the c2bmc in hawaii, and as said before, our ship, especially our surveillance capability in the sea of japan is shown here. this is our initial capability. it shows one layer of defense in the three charts i've just shown. next chart. when we moved to 2015, our aim is to go from an initial capability to a robust capability. again, how do you define "robust?" there's not a clear definition, and i'll state what the agency adopted and in concert with the ballistic missile defense review conducted last year was one interpretation of robust, and it's ours is that when a missile's launched at you, you have opportunities to shoot it with multiple systems, independent technologies engaging that are integrated together through a center network again taking multiple views using multiple freak sighs so that -- frequencies to that is makes it very resilient capability, and by 2015 with the introduction of the sm32a, you can also see the introduction on the east coast of the un
the team over was were not affected by the recent events in japan. we're thankful for that. it is connected to the c2bmc in hawaii, and as said before, our ship, especially our surveillance capability in the sea of japan is shown here. this is our initial capability. it shows one layer of defense in the three charts i've just shown. next chart. when we moved to 2015, our aim is to go from an initial capability to a robust capability. again, how do you define "robust?" there's not a...
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an update on japan. here is "the baltimore sun." "day of gains, setbacks at nuclear plant." "attacks, that came despite fervent efforts to prevent the further release of radioactive material." also this morning in the papers are plenty of stories about the former republican governor from minnesota, temple and take -- from minnesota, tim pawlenty is setting up an exploratory committee. little that there's exploratory against the former governor's run. lots in the papers today about his decision. here's another piece from "usa today." "top republican fund-raisers in standby mode." the story says that the republican party's biggest fund- raisers were made on the sidelines. only about 60 of the 430 leaders have donated to the campaign accounts of next year's potential presidential contenders. one last phone call on this question -- congress's role attack in libya. let's go to florida. democratic line, go ahead. caller: good morning. i think it is rather outrageous that president obama should let himself be dragged into something that he does not quite understand. first of all, i
an update on japan. here is "the baltimore sun." "day of gains, setbacks at nuclear plant." "attacks, that came despite fervent efforts to prevent the further release of radioactive material." also this morning in the papers are plenty of stories about the former republican governor from minnesota, temple and take -- from minnesota, tim pawlenty is setting up an exploratory committee. little that there's exploratory against the former governor's run. lots in the...